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Video Volunteers, Mobile Phones And Your Cause

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:11 GMT

Following are some resources to help you with marketing and promoting your cause and learning more about using social media in your communication efforts. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section! YouTube Video Volunteers Would you like to use YouTube to market your fundraiser, or promote your non-profit, but you need someone to help [...] Related posts:

Sample Thank You Letter To Community

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:32 GMT

Following is a sample ‘thank you’ letter to be sent to a community. Feel free to copy and customize this letter with your group’s specific information as needed. If you’d like to share one of your fundraising letters, please contact us. (Are you looking for a different kind of fundraising letter? Dear neighbor, (citizen, parent) Do you remember [...] Related posts:

Get $20,000 In Sponsorship Funding From Tom’s Of Maine

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:34 GMT

Tom’s of Maine (the company that makes the natural soaps, toothpastes etc.) is looking for applications for community involvement projects from nonprofit organizations. The project application period starts on June 1, 2009 and ends on August 30, 2009. After this deadline a review panel will narrow down the applications to 50 finalists. The finalists [...] Related posts:

Nominate Your Charity To Win A $25,000 Social Media Makeover

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:37 GMT

Maybe your organization already has a website, but you’re interested in using social media to help spread the word? Maybe you already have a Twitter and Facebook account, but you’re not getting the most out of twittering and facebooking? At CommuniCause you can nominate and vote for your favorite charity that you’d like to see win [...] Related posts:

PayPal Donate Buttons Illegal in Florida?

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:26 GMT

Has it happened to you? Has your non-profit received a warning from the state of Florida for non-compliance with their solicitation laws for displaying a ‘Donate Button’? And what have you done about it? A non-profit has informed us that the State of Florida deemed the PayPal Donate Button on their website to be in non-compliance [...] Related posts:

Get Twitter Twollars For Your Charity

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:31 GMT

Say what? What are Twollars? Twollars are a virtual currency meant to help out charities. It is a new service, but it already looks promising. Here is how it works: Anyone with a Twitter account automatically gets 50 Twollars to start with. Claim your Twollars here. You can then give away Twollars to anyone you like [...] Related posts:

Let It Be Known… Recognizing Charitable Donors

Sat, 30 May 2009 07:35 GMT

There is no worse feeling for a donor than to feel unappreciated for the money or in-kind donations they have generously donated to a fundraising organization. At the very least, a heartfelt ‘Thank You’ letter is in order. No doubt, however, that your organization can do even better. And you should. Because a little appreciation [...] Related posts:

Target Facebook Bullseye Campaign

Thu, 14 May 2009 10:58 GMT

This is another great example of using social media not only to raise funds, but to also gain attention and in this case to get the community involved when deciding on how funds should be spent. Target has launched the “Bullseye Gives” campaign on its Facebook page which allows people to choose among 10 charities eligible [...] Related posts:

Using Demographics To Target Fundraising Supporters

Fundraising Website Checkup

Thu, 14 May 2009 10:24 GMT

It’s a good idea to tweak and improve, or set up your fundraising website now, before the major fundraising activities start in the Fall. We have several articles on raising funds online on this topic, but would like to also point out the finding of the donorCentrics™ Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis. According to this analysis online [...] Related posts:

Monthly Contributions Improve Fundraising Cash Flow

Thu, 07 May 2009 10:54 GMT

If your organization’s cash flow is a little rocky right now, you might want to take a look at setting up a monthly giving program for individual donors. These giving programs can help individuals contribute to your organization easily and can help ensure that you have ongoing income each month. Monthly contribution commitments work well [...]